Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Charles T. "Ted" Speth II
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Charles T. ("Ted") Speth II is the Managing Shareholder of the firm's Columbia, South Carolina, office. He has concentrated his practice in employment-related litigation matters during his entire legal career. Ted has successfully defended employers in state and federal litigation throughout the United States. He has devoted a significant amount of time over the last decade to the representation of clients in class action litigation. Ted also provides training and preventive advice to employers in an effort to resolve potential employment-related legal matters before the matters escalate into legal actions.
Overview
Columbia, South Carolina
- The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1979
- Duke University, AB, graduated 1973
- South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
- American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
- Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors
- Health Sciences South Carolina - Patient Advisory Committee
- Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
- Navigating From Good to Great Foundation - Chairman
- Richland County Bar Association - Member
- South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - General Counsel and Executive Committee Member
Columbia, South Carolina
- South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
- American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
- Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors
- Health Sciences South Carolina - Patient Advisory Committee
- Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
- Navigating From Good to Great Foundation - Chairman
- Richland County Bar Association - Member
- South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - General Counsel and Executive Committee Member
- The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1979
- Duke University, AB, graduated 1973
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Employment Law - Management, Columbia, SC (2025)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Columbia, SC (2016)
- Employment Law - Management, Columbia, SC (2014)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Columbia, SC (2013)
- Employment Law - Management, Columbia, SC (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
- Management
Awards:
- BTI Client Service All-Star
- Riley Institute's Midlands Diversity Leaders Initiative Class II
- South Carolina Super Lawyers
- Legal Elite in the South Carolina Midlands
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Tier 1 Ranking)
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Other Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Experience
- Representing clients in civil rights class-action lawsuits under such statutes as 42 U.S.C. § 1981; 42 U.S.C. § 1982; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; and other federal and state civil rights laws
- Advising clients in the complex area of disability law, including issues under the ADA, FMLA, and state workers' compensation laws. These statutory areas often interact with one another and, at times, create conflicts
- Advising and counseling clients when faced with downsizing or reorganizing their workforce. This advice would include reviewing possible exposure under various applicable state and federal employment discrimination laws and reviewing severance plan options, including the use of ERISA-covered plans and ensuring compliance with the OWBPA
- Advising and representing clients in the area of employment contracts. This advice includes reviewing company policies and procedures to ensure that employment contracts are not created unintentionally. Advising and counseling employers who wish to enter employment contracts with employees, particularly highly compensated executives, successful and mobile sales employees, and highly sought research and development personnel
- Part 2
- Advising employers in the new and quickly evolving area of technology in the workplace. This advice includes drafting IT policies, reviewing privacy issues, and training managers on the use and abuse of e-mail and other modern methods of communication
- Representing healthcare organizations in matters involving physician privileges, exclusive contracts with physician groups, and individual liability of healthcare executives. Ted is also involved in representing teaching healthcare institutions with legal issues that arise with medical residents both in the employment and educational context
- Representing healthcare organizations in class action litigation involving patients' rights issues
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